Photocompete

• Copyright: Entrants retain ownership and all other rights to future use of their photographs but allow their photographs to be published as selected award winners in NATURE’S BEST PHOTOGRAPHY magazines used for promotions of the NBB.
• Entry fee: $25.00 for of up to 20 images
• Entry deadline: 26th September 2012
• Who can enter: Open to all photographers worldwide.

Enter images made close to home in your own backyard, in a public or private garden, or a nearby park or preserve.

Award:

• The winning images will be published in an upcoming edition of NATURE’S BEST PHOTOGRAPHY magazine

Categories:

• PLANT LIFE
• PRIVATE GARDENS
• PUBLIC GARDENS
• SMALL WORLD
• WATER LIFE
• WILDLIFE
• YOUTH

Judging criteria: technical quality, composition, originality, and artistic merit.

.Online submission of digital images via the website. You may enter a total of up to 20 images for one entry fee. Minor adjustments to color and contrast are acceptable, as is minimal cropping. HDR and focus stacking are permitted as long as all manipulation is disclosed upon entry. No captive animals. No watermarks or text on photos. Photographers with images chosen to pass into the final rounds of judging will be required to send us high-resolution files (400 ppi Tiffs and RAW files if available), camera specifications and a more detailed caption for the final judging.

Image requirements:  JPEG format; 72 ppi; no larger than 500KB in file size; about 750 to 1000 pixels on the longest side.

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